Westlake, Queensland
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Westlake is a western suburb
of Brisbane
, Queensland
, Australia
. Westlake adjoins the suburbs of Jindalee
, Middle Park
and Mount Ommaney, and is a 20 minute drive from the Brisbane central business district
.
Westlake has a lot of riverside properties and in the early 1990s expanded to include the development Westlake Waters with the 'natural lakes'.
As residential expansion occurred, the 1990s also saw the rise of community efforts to preserve riverfront bushland and encourage environmental protection of remnant natural areas. Groups which formed to forge this greater interest in environmental protection include Save Our Riverfront Bushland (1991), Westlake-Riverhills Bushcare Group (1993) and Centenary & District Environment Action Inc (1996).
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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. Westlake adjoins the suburbs of Jindalee
Jindalee, Queensland
Jindalee is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia located south-west of the Brisbane CBD, and is a part of the Centenary suburbs. It is bordered by the Brisbane River to the north. The Aboriginal meaning for Jindalee is "bare hills"...
, Middle Park
Middle Park, Queensland
Middle Park is a predominantly residential suburb located 14 km south-west of the CBD of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Many properties on Sumners Road have an address in Middle Park but are not themselves actually in Middle Park and are disregarded in this article.-Geography:Middle Park is...
and Mount Ommaney, and is a 20 minute drive from the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
.
Westlake has a lot of riverside properties and in the early 1990s expanded to include the development Westlake Waters with the 'natural lakes'.
As residential expansion occurred, the 1990s also saw the rise of community efforts to preserve riverfront bushland and encourage environmental protection of remnant natural areas. Groups which formed to forge this greater interest in environmental protection include Save Our Riverfront Bushland (1991), Westlake-Riverhills Bushcare Group (1993) and Centenary & District Environment Action Inc (1996).